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Ascend Capital

Ascend Capital Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.99B Turnover 62.96%
1-Year Est. Return 10.37%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.4%
1 Year Est. Return
+10.37%
3 Year Est. Return
+56.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+86.46%
10 Year Est. Return
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AUM
$1.99B
AUM Growth
-$132M
Cap. Flow
-$310M
Cap. Flow %
-15.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
29.25%
Holding
243
New
73
Increased
28
Reduced
54
Closed
80
Avg Time Held
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
0.2 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
0.3 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$75.2M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$40M
3
DD icon
DuPont de Nemours
DD
+$37.7M
4
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$32.3M
5
DELL icon
Dell
DELL
+$30.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.56%
2 Technology 12.92%
3 Healthcare 12.77%
4 Industrials 11.32%
5 Financials 10.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
CMP icon
51
Compass Minerals
CMP
$979M
$12M 0.6%
+179,113
New +$11.7M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
HAL icon
52
Halliburton
HAL
$29.9B
$12M 0.6%
295,344
-188,226
-39% -$7.79M
2015 Q1
14 quarters
GDDY icon
53
GoDaddy
GDDY
$14.2B
$11.8M 0.59%
141,662
-15,153
-10% -$1.18M
2015 Q2
13 quarters
AVGO icon
54
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.56T
$11.7M 0.59%
+474,530
New +$10.6M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CSTM icon
55
Constellium
CSTM
$3.11B
$11.6M 0.58%
942,173
-30,113
-3% -$352K
2017 Q1
6 quarters
GRA
56
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$11.3M 0.57%
158,636
+40,570
+34% +$2.92M
2017 Q3
4 quarters
CTXS
57
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$11M 0.55%
98,599
-30,051
-23% -$3.33M
2017 Q3
4 quarters
SABR icon
58
Sabre
SABR
$654M
$10.9M 0.55%
417,231
-63,264
-13% -$1.62M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
AGN
59
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$10.5M 0.53%
+55,000
New +$10.1M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
NUAN
60
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$9.9M 0.5%
661,817
-216,051
-25% -$2.99M
2016 Q4
7 quarters
BLK icon
61
Blackrock
BLK
$177B
$9.7M 0.49%
+20,673
New +$10M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
GILD icon
62
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$212B
$9.6M 0.48%
124,510
-96,434
-44% -$7.28M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
NVT icon
63
nVent Electric
NVT
$20.4B
$9.48M 0.48%
+349,201
New +$9.5M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
OPTU icon
64
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$278M
$9.45M 0.47%
+520,799
New +$9.33M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
ANDV
65
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$9.34M 0.47%
60,843
-12,390
-17% -$1.83M
2017 Q3
4 quarters
SRPT icon
66
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.97B
$9.06M 0.45%
56,071
-45,344
-45% -$6.2M
2018 Q1
2 quarters
META icon
67
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.6T
$8.57M 0.43%
52,084
-21,022
-29% -$3.81M
2013 Q3
20 quarters
ABMD
68
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$8.19M 0.41%
+18,215
New +$7.18M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
BYD icon
69
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.15B
$8.18M 0.41%
241,760
-12,176
-5% -$435K
2018 Q1
2 quarters
LSXMK icon
70
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$8.01M 0.4%
+242,038
New +$8.59M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
CONE
71
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$8.01M 0.4%
126,324
-101,143
-44% -$6.55M
2017 Q4
3 quarters
MTD icon
72
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$33.6B
$7.83M 0.39%
+12,857
New +$7.56M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
ATVI
73
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$7.63M 0.38%
+91,685
New +$6.96M
2018 Q3
0 quarters
WP
74
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$7.35M 0.37%
72,569
-29,033
-29% -$2.65M
2017 Q3
4 quarters
MSTR icon
75
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$55.3B
$7.35M 0.37%
522,580
-293,720
-36% -$4.13M
2017 Q4
3 quarters

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Ascend Capital's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Ascend Capital held 243 positions worth $1.99B, down 6.2% from $2.12B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 29% of the portfolio.

Ascend Capital withdrew a net $310M in Q3 2018, closing 80 positions and reducing 54 holdings. Its most notable exit was Waste Management, an estimated $75.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ascend Capital opened a new position in Express Scripts Holding Company worth $43.1M.

  • Ascend Capital's largest Q3 2018 buy was Express Scripts Holding Company: 453,477 shares worth $43.1M.
  • Ascend Capital added most to Waste Connections in Q3 2018, an estimated $72.4M increase.
  • Ascend Capital's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Ametek, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
  • Ascend Capital fully exited Waste Management in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $75.2M.
  • Ascend Capital's ten largest holdings make up 29% of its $1.99B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital opened 73 new positions and closed 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Ascend Capital's portfolio value fell 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.99B.

Based on Ascend Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 13 Nov 2018.